We couldn’t parent in a vacuum. Even before my husband and I adopted our son, we knew that we would need to enlarge our circle of friends. Concord isn’t exactly known for having a big gay community, and we wanted Baxter to know other kids with same-sex parents. So we set out to meet families with experiences similar to our …

When I interviewed Caroline Glennon and Ginny Tsiromokos of Child and Family Services in Manchester our conversation didn’t focus same-sex adoption. We spoke at length about adoption more generally, which was only appropriate given that I was still gathering information for this series of articles. Glennon manages the program at CFS, and Tsiromokos the adoption home study coordinator. Here’s further excerpts of what …

The White House told the Supreme Court it favored same-sex marriage. So did dozens of big corporations, a host of political and legal heavyweights – and 9-year-old Austin Covey. “My dads take the best care of me and my brother,” Austin said in one of the many legal briefs submitted to court. “My family is no different than any other family.” In fact, …

Adoption? What?” For years, that was my answer when my husband brought up the prospect of us adopting a child. Those words were often followed by: “Are you kidding? I don’t think so.” Or: “That sounds interesting. Let’s …

Allowing gay couples to adopt or raise foster children, the state senator said, “is like putting a pound of roast beef in a cage with a lion. You know it’s going to get eaten.” Those words, from then-state …